Yeghegis Community (Armenian: Եղեգիս Համայնք Yeghegis Hamaynk), is a rural community (municipality) and administrative subdivision of Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia, at the southeast of the country. Consisted of a group of settlements, its administrative centre is the village of Shatin.[1]

Yeghegis
Եղեգիս
Coordinates: 39°52′N 45°20′E / 39.867°N 45.333°E / 39.867; 45.333
CountryArmenia
ProvinceVayots Dzor
Formed9 June 2017
Administrative centreShatin
Government
 • MayorArtur Stepanayan
Area
 • Total477 km2 (184 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total5,961
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneAMT (UTC+04)
Postal code
3601–3810
ISO 3166 codeAM-VD
FIPS 10-4AM10

Included settlements

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Settlement Type Population
(2011 census)[2]
Shatin Village, administrative centre 1,736
Aghnjadzor Village 412
Artabuynk Village 984
Goghtanik Village 190
Hermon Village 180
Horbategh Village 242
Hors Village 321
Karaglukh Village 743
Salli Village 220
Sevazhayr Village 13
Taratumb Village 448
Vardahovit Village 103
Yeghegis Village 369
Arates Abandoned village 0
Getikvank Abandoned village 0
Kalasar Abandoned village 0

Politics

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Yeghegis Municipal Assembly (Armenian: Եղեգիսի համայնքապետարան, Yeghegisi hamaynqapetaran) is the representative body in Meghri Municipality, consisting of 15 members which are elected every five years. The last election was held in September 2022. Artur Stepanyan of Civil Contract party was elected mayor.

Party 2022 Current Municipal Assembly
  Civil Contract 9                          
  Liberal Party 6            
Total 15  

Ruling coalition or party marked in bold.

See also

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References

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